Tankersley, Texas
Tankersley | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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Coordinates: 31°20′59″N 100°38′36″W / 31.34972°N 100.64333°WCoordinates: 31°20′59″N 100°38′36″W / 31.34972°N 100.64333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Tom Green |
Elevation | 2,011 ft (613 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | Area code 325 |
GNIS feature ID | 1369595[1] |
Tankersley, also known as Tankersly and MacGrath, is an unincorporated community in west-central Tom Green County, Texas, United States. Tankersley is located on U.S. Route 67, Farm to Market Road 2335, and a BNSF Railway line.
History[]
Tankersley was named for Richard Franklin Tankersly, who donated the land for the community. A post office opened in Tankersley in 1910 and closed in 1963. The community's population reached 75 in 1946, but fell to 20 by 1953; its population remained at 20 in 1990. By 1980, the community still contained a school, a cemetery, and the West Texas Boys Ranch.[2] In 2003, a FedEx Cessna Caravan crashed on a plot of land belonging to the West Texas Boys Ranch.[3]
Education[]
Residents are within the San Angelo Independent School District.[4] Residents are zoned to Lamar Elementary School,[5] Glenn Middle School, and Central High School.[6]
In 1933, a school in Tankersley had 83 students and three teachers. The school was indicated in the 1936 county highway map. In the 1980s, the Tankersly–Twin Mountain School remained in the area.[2]
Residents of the West Texas Boys Ranch are enrolled in the Irion County Independent School District.[7]
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References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tankersley, Texas
- ^ a b "Tankersley, Texas." Handbook of Texas. Retrieved on August 25, 2010
- ^ "Small FedEx plane crashes in West Texas." Associated Press at . January 24, 2003. Retrieved on August 25, 2010. "turboprop Cessna Caravan crashed near San Angelo Regional Airport's Mathis Field during takeoff on land belonging to the West Texas Boys Ranch..."
- ^ "Web Mapping Application Archived 2011-02-19 at the Wayback Machine." Texas Education Agency. Retrieved on August 25, 2010.
- ^ "Map of Elementary Attendance Zones." San Angelo Independent School District. May 2007. Retrieved on August 25, 2010.
- ^ "Map of Secondary Attendance Zones." San Angelo Independent School District. May 2007. Retrieved on August 25, 2010.
- ^ Cantu, Lorie Woodward. "West Texas Boys Ranch." The Cattleman. February 2006. 2. Retrieved on August 25, 2010.
External links[]
- TANKERSLEY, TEXAS from the Handbook of Texas Online
- Unincorporated communities in Tom Green County, Texas
- Unincorporated communities in Texas